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Twisted and shy

from the loss and the gain by Steve Bruce Roberts

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If everything that’s written on your heart
Could be spoken what a story it would make
I know you tried
But you had to lie
The words came out all twisted and shy
And the truth was sacrificed to feed the fake

A hundred titles for your autograph
A hundred words to hide the one you mean
You need to speak
But you play hide and seek
Or dress yourself up like a freak
So the simple naked truth cannot be seen

The pride and the shame
The betrayal and the blame
Were the small change of the hurt you couldn’t hide
You couldn’t hide

I hear your voice it’s rapping at my ear
Those conversations dangling in the air
When memory fails
And the siren wails
You lose yourself out on that trail
A leading light that don’t lead anywhere

You were the gifted son
The envy of everyone
So you made sure your words outshone
The boy you left behind

The ripped up paper you scattered in the street
Like confetti after carnival has passed
When lesser men
Tell their tales and then
Come back round to start again
You’re still spinning stories from fragments of your past

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from the loss and the gain, released October 9, 2016
Words and music by Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts: lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, backing vocals
Roger Gascon: drums, bass, mellotron
Photo by Sophie Sherwood

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Steve Bruce Roberts Barcelona, Spain

anglo singer-songwriter living in sant boi, near barcelona.

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